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Pallas Athena In Fight Against Centaurs, by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943)

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This painting, by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943), depicts the ancient Greek goddess, Athena, battling a herd of centaurs. Athena (known as Minerva to...

Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

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The Ironic Rise, Fall, And Belated Execution Of Leontios

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Leontios (or Liontius) was a decorated army and navy military leader who commanded forces on the behalf of the emperors of Constantinople along the...
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The Fiery Failure Of The 703/704 Armenian Rebellion Against Umayyad Rule

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Armenia, in the 7th century, was caught between two feuding empires. On the one hand, the region had been under Roman influence for well...

Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

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Franz Kafka (c. 1883-1924) "Everyone knows something about us, either the truth as far as they know it, or at least some rumour they've heard...

Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

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Pallas Athena In Fight Against Centaurs, by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943)

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This painting, by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943), depicts the ancient Greek goddess, Athena, battling a herd of centaurs. Athena (known as Minerva to...

Muse Of Lyric Poetry, By Henry Siddons Mowbray (c. 1858–1928)

Moses In The Bullrushes, By Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937)

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There Were Days Of Spontaneous Dancing In Japan To Celebrate The Approaching Meiji Restoration Of 1868

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(Ōtsu-e Characters Dancing in the Bon Festival by Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1847 - 1852, woodblock print, James Michener Collection, Honolulu Museum of Art, ...

Martin Heidegger

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Martin Heidegger (German Philosopher, 1889-1976) "In the broadest sense, death is a phenomenon of life. Life must be understood as a kind of being to...

The Rise And Disappearance Of Marie Waite, A Rumrunner During The U. S. Prohibition

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  In 1917, the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution was proposed and sent out to the states for ratification. The amendment, if passed,...

Emma Of Normandy—The Embodiment Of 11th-Century England

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  The Duchy of Normandy was born following the Treaty of St. Clair-sur-Epte in the year 911, when the Viking Hrolf (or Rollo) was bequeathed...

Mark Twain

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Mark Twain (c. 1835-1910) "Homely truth is unpalatable." From The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Chapter 21), by Mark Tain (originally published 1876).

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